Mattress and upholstering construction



iUNiTED y sTATEs PATENT oEEioE.

CHARLES C. MEUTSCH, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. l

LMATTRESS AND UPHOLSTERING CONSTRUCTION.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar.9,192o.

Application vfiled May 25, 1916. Serial No. 99,719. 1

TQ all ultolz.- t may concern Be it known that I, CHARLES C. MEUTSGH,

a citizen of the United States, and resident of Chica o, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Imprm'cments 1n Mattresses andUp- -holstering Constructions, of which the following is a full, clear, tion.

This invention relates to improvements 1n and exact j specificamattresses and upholstering constructions of the double deck type in whichheretofore a series of convolute springs compr1sing a set are supported by crossed straps of burlap secured at their ends to the bottom edges of a wooden frame above which the springs project, u nd are anchored to the top edges of the framepand valso connected to gether by a twine of sufficient length for such purposes, -and these springsl in turn support another set of springs similar thereto likewise connected with each other, and anchored to the. wooden. frame by means'of "a twine string.

A provides a cover for the top of the bottom Y more particularly set of springs, and a means for successfully anchoring both sets of springs to their surrounding frames in the absence cfa twine anchorage.

A further object o'f my invention is to provide a simple and effective means for stiffening the surrounding edges of the upper .spring structure of a double deck mattress and upholstering construction, and by which thestifening wire therefor may be conveniently inserted and removed from the cover.

With these ends in View, my invention finds embodiment in certain features'4 of novelty in the construction, combinationand arrangement. of parts by which the said objects and certain other objects are attained, all as hereinafter fully described with referenee to the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claim. In said drawing:

Figure 1 `illustrates a top plan view of a .mattress and upholstering construction in which. my invention finds embodiment. Y

Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical, section thereof on the line y2-2 "ofv Fig. 1, illustrating in dotted lines the adaptation thereof to a double deck structure, andi' Fig. 3 is a-fragmentary detail illustrating the .use and location. of twines for securing .the reinforcing Vwires to the cover and the cnd coils of the springs adjacent thereto. e

Similar characters of. e reference indicate the same parts in the severalfigures of the drawing.` f

4 indica-tes a series' of upright coiled springs inclosed in individual pockets 5 ofany construction suitable therefor, but pre-ferably formed by strips of textile fabric crossing each other stitched at their ends respectivel to the top surface Gand bottom surface ,of a cover of textile fabric extending over the ends of the pockets and springs, as shown and described in my pending-application.

Surrounding the spring ycontaining pocki A ets are 'side pieces 8 of textile fabric which may be stitched to the top surfaceof the cover,eor beintegralIy formed therewith as .desired j y The bottom surface of the cover, however,`

is provided with outwardly projecting extensions 9 9 at'both its vsides and ends, which are preferably formedv integrally with the bottom` surface ofthe cover, but may be from separate strips secured thereto as indicated at 11 in Fig. 2.

These projecting side strips or extensions 9 providea means for suspending the mattress in a frame 12,' which for example, may constitute the side and end bars of either a bed, a cot or an upholstering back or seat frame, as illustrated in Fig. 1.

For a double deck mattress and for upholstering purposes, the extensions 9 are particularly adapted as a means for anchorning the upper or outer spring construction to the frame 13 and upper or inner seat of springs llt indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 2, seated upon the burlap strips 15, for the reason that such extensions not only dispense with anchoring cords heretofore required, and exclude dust from the bottom or inner spring structure, but furnish a ioo stronger and more durable anchorage than,

and which is just as flexible as are anchoiing twines, while inthe meantime vthe bottom surface ofthe cover for the .upper or outer set of springs provides a covering for the upper ends of the inner springs' 14.'

It is also proper to observe that forU the connection of twine strings with the outer set of springs, and anchoring them to the` frame substantially more time and skill is required than tor anchoring tothe fraine'eX- tensions alreadyv and before necessarily con-4 nected with such springs, and that furthermore as one or more otthe anchor strings frequently break'from the strains they are exposed to, this objectionv is removed by the extension of the bottom surface of the outer springs asherein shown and described.

As a means for reinforcing the surroundling edges of the outer' spring structure when used for upholstering purposes. `my in- Vvention includes the use of aold 1b inthe covering converted into a hollow tube by means of aline of stitching 17 in whichto project a rod 18, the diameter oi' which `is such as to fit and be somewhat closely confined by the fabric tubing.

TheA rod 18 may be continuous from end rto end, but for convenience of insertion'is preferably constructed in two sections, the free ends of which meet, and preferably overlap each other at the center of either Vthe sides or end edges of thelcover, and in either event are connected and secured to the adjacent top coils of the springs by a f f stitching twine 19 as clearlyV illustrated in Fig. l,

a seeking or other needle.

In this connection it should be observed that the lines oftwine stitching `ZO-anfd 21v are the means by which to connect together and which may be done by means of' the opposing end coils of springs adjacent eachother. F

Y ot' the upper springs 1 with the lower coils thereof by means oie twine, if for any reason itm'a'y. be desirable or necessary to do so.

Having described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is i v l it devicefor the purpose described coniprising in combination a Jraine, a series of coiled springs supported from and projecting outwardly beyond said frame, means for connecting` said springs with the top edges of vsaid frame, another series. of coiled springs, a. fabric covering inclosing said usprings, the second set of coiled springs being supported endwise. upon said first nientioncd coiled springs.`a covering surround-4 ingv andvinclosing thesupported springs, the bottomsuriace ot' which is provided with extensions adaptedvto connectfthe inclosed` spring structure with and anchor it-to the top edges of said surrounding trame.

In-witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and alixed my seal, this 22nd day of May, A.- 11.1916.

CHARLES C. MEUTSCH. In. sl'

l Witnesses v MILDRED' ELsNEn, JNO. G. ELLio'rr.` 

